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Pickled corn relish

By William Schafer, University of Minnesota Extension Food Technologist, emeritus


Reviewed by Suzanne Driessen, University of Minnesota Extension educator, 2012.

Recommended Processes

Boiling water bath
Half pints or pints, 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 10 cups fresh whole-kernel corn (16 to 20 medium-size ears), or six 10-ounce packages of frozen corn
  • 2½ cups diced sweet red peppers
  • 2½ cups diced sweet green peppers
  • 2½ cups chopped celery
  • 1¼ cups diced onions
  • 1¾ cups sugar
  • 5 cups vinegar (5%)
  • 2½ Tbsp. canning or pickling salt
  • 2½ tsp. celery seed
  • 2½ Tbsp. dry mustard
  • 1¼ tsp. turmeric

Yield: About 9 pints

Procedure

Boil ears of corn 5 minutes. Dip in cold water. Cut whole kernels from cob or use six l0-ounce frozen packages of corn. Combine peppers, celery, onions, sugar, vinegar, salt, and celery seed in a saucepan. Bring to boil and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Mix mustard and turmeric in ½ cup of the simmered mixture. Add this mixture and corn to the hot mixture. Simmer another 5 minutes. If desired, thicken mixture with flour paste (¼ cup flour blended in ¼ cup water) and stir frequently. Fill jars with hot mixture, leaving a ½-inch headspace. Adjust lids and process.

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